Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-21
S ALE
OF THE
OLD FAIR GROUND PROPERTY,
One Hundred and Seyenty.twO
Desirable Lots on wheel.
ing Island.

TX PURSUANCE OF A DECREE OF TIKI
] Circuit Court of Ohio county W. Va, entered
on the ID day Of June, 1857. In the case Of Ogle-
bay and others, against Brown and others, the
undersigned special commissioners will, on
MONDAY. OCTOBER 80, 1887,
beginning at O'Clock q n, sell at public auc.
ton at the front door ofthe Court House OF Ohio
county, West Virginia, the tract VI land belong.
ing 10 the Northwest Virginia Agricultural So
Ciety, known rs the "OLD FAIR GROUND
PROPERTY" situated on Wheeling Island, north
OF Zane street, and west OF North Huron street,
and containing, when measured N the top OF the
liver bank twenty-five and twelve hundredths
acres. The tract extends and will be sold, fully
10 the river.
Under authority OF said decree the said com.
miSSioners have caused the property - be diyid.
ed into arcels, and have laid of streets and
alleys through the same. plat, showing the
arrangement Of blocks, lots, streets and alleys,
has been prepared, and may be seen at the Office
of George Hook, Clerk Of the County Court Of
Ohio county. Printed copies OF said plat may
on and after October lst, be had OF the under.
signed.
The property will frst be offered as whole,
afterwards in blocks, and then in lots, as shown
on the plat and will be sold In whichever way
may appear the most advantageous. When Of
fered In blocks the blocks numbered five and
six may be Offered together as one parcel. When
offered In lots two contiguous lots may he offered
together, II bidders 50 desire, 1.-THE whole tract
be sold TO one purchaser, the streets, alleys and
lots may be disregarded He, in such case, be.
comes the purchaser OF the streets and alleys
within the boundaries of the tract.
Ii any block be sold separately 10 one pnr-
chaser, he, Of course, may disregard the lot lines
within the block, but alleys mnu be opened. II
the blocks numbered five and ak be sold To,
geLHer 10 one purchaser, the street running be.
tween said blocks an the alley running through
block five, may be diTegarded, at the election OF
such purchaser. 10 be made and declared at the
time o. the purchase. II he 70 elect 70 disregard
land closet said street and alley then the south
end Of said street where II passes through block
seven, fronting on Zane street, and extending
north 10 the alley parallel with Zane street, will
be sold az a lot or lots.
There are on said Fair Ground tract more than
two hundred and Thirty trees, Of which about
eighty are Lombardy Poplar Of the rem inder
the greater part are Maple. All Of said trees are
well grown, probably more than half Of them
having trunks O foot or more In diameter
TERsS OF SALE-Kach purchaser 20 pay in
hand one-third at leAs. Of his purchase money,
and as much more thereof a. he may choose, and
the residue, If any, In two equal instruments,
bearing interest from the day Of sale, and pay
able respectively in one and two ysan thereaf.
ter, the deferred payments 70 be secured BY
notes With god personal 'erUrity. Bot II any
pu chaser pay IN hand one-hAlf, or more, OF his
purehase money his notes foTthe deferred ins tai
ments O! the same shall be taken without personal
security. IN every Gaze, however. the title must
be retained as security until payment In full.
GEORGE r. CALDWELL,
WN ERsKIHE,
Special Commissioners.